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The SERPENT.

(1-6). And COP put the man whom He had
formed into the garden of Eden to dress it
and keep it iii. 15). Not alone a dwelling
place upon the earth, and an opportunity of
physical labor may be designated, but field
of spiritual experience, and an opportunity
of spiritual culture and development. field
for the exercise and unfolding of the untried
powers of the human soul is suggested by the
picture of the first pair in the garden. The
serpent, the most subtle of the beasts of the
field, is a common Oriental symbol of evil,
or the agencies and influences that produce
evil. The symbol is employed in one other
place in the Bible. John the Revelator saw
in vision ga great red dragon" which he
defines as being "the old serpent, he that is
called the Devil and Satan, the deceiyer of
the whole world" These are equivalent met
aphors, and represent the sources of evil and
whatever is adverse to human happiness.
The sold serpent" has deceived and beguiled
the whole world st. James, who wrote in
less symbolic style than Moses or John, de-
scribes the origin and history of sin; "Every
man is tempted by his own lust, being drawn
away by it and enticed. Then the lust when
it hath conceived beareth sin; and the sin
when it is full-grown bringeth forth death"
(James l. IA, 15). The serpent becomes a
symbol of lust, that is, unrestrained, undis-
ciplined desire. The conversation that is re-
ported between the serpent and the woman,
dramatically describes the exercise of feel
ing and desire, and the influences that deter
mined the Judgment and action. First an
interrogation is raised whether the desired
object is really forbidden; then it is concluded
that the pleasure of indulgence will be more
than recompense for the threatened penal
ty, or, better still, the penalty may possibly
be escaped. This experience is perpetually
repeated. Instead of obtaining a knowl-
edge of good only in partsking of the fruit
of "the tree of life" the young are persuaded
that to have their "eyes opened" to ''see
life," they must obtain knowledge of good
and evil. We need to guard ourselves against
the persuasions of "the serpent" The story
of our Lesson and its sequel may be useful to
this end. "When the woman saw that the
tree was good for food, and that it was de-
light to the eyes, and to be desired to make
one wise, she took of its fruit and ate." She
yielded to the allurements of the temptation,
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and SO fell away from the primitive state of
innocence, and purity, and consequent bliss,
into transgression and sin, and their conse-
quent misery. This description of the motives
that determined the woman's action, is the
same summary of temptation and evil that
is made by John. "The lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eye, and the pride of life" Il John
ii. 16). These are the chief sources of the
worlds sin and sorrow, the serpent that be-
guiles, the devil that deceives and tempts us.
"She gave to her husband who was present
with her, and he did eat" The readiness of
the man to share the woman's transgression
is the type of that companionship in evil
which gives to sin its power of fascination
and chief hold upon the race. Familiarity
with the worlds sin and iniquity is corrupt
ing.
"Seen too oft, familiar with its face,
We first abhor, then pity, then embrace"
'Be not deceived: evil comprehensive
corrupt good morals" Il Corinthians XIV. 3S).
"Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of
it are the issues of life'' proverbs iv. 23).
The neglect of the tree of life and the will
full plucking of the tree of knowledge o. good
and evil is the same choice which man is ever
making between the true source of happiness
spiritual life and the pride of doubling
COP, the lust of knowing and enjoying evil as
we'll as good. The destinations of the for
hidden tree which tempted the woman are the
same three sources of evil which have misled
all her children-"the lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eye, and the pride of life"
Philip Smith "History of the World"
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"Seen too oft, familiar with its face,
We first abhor, then pity, then embrace.
SIN AND ITS PENALTY.

"For in the day thou eatest thereof thou
shalt surely die" iii. ~ is the statement of
the consequences that would follow the eat
ing of the fruit of "the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil" and appears to be given
as a reason why the man should not eat of it.
st. Paul says the wages [daily pay] of sin is
death (Romans vi. 23). This seems to imply
that the death which is the recompense of
sin is immediate and continuous. Again he
says "To be carnally [fieshly] minded is
death" (Romans viii. g.. To mind the
things of the flesh, that is, to live in obedi-
ence to lust, is death. Death as a figure,
the antithesis of life real life, spiritual life,
spiritual death, moral corruption, seems
to be meant. Physical death was man.
ifestly in the world long before man sinned
or even existed. Because of his sin the man
should have toll, and trouble, and sorrow, as
long as he lived, and should die, not because
he had sinned, but because his body was of
the earth and must decay. Death by violence
and disease, premature death, may be
among the results of sin. Punishment from
the luxuriant garden, where every provision
had been made for their comfortable and
happy existence, into the world to subsist by
the fruit of their toll, and endure pain and
experience sorrow and shame, is a descrip-
ton of the penalty inflicted on the transgres-
sors, and may represent the experience of
souls living in wilful obedience of the di-
vine law. The approach to the tree of life
was guarded. They had been free to eat of
either tree in the midst of the garden, but
they could not and must not be permitted to
eat of both. None but the holy can be hap
Ply. The soul that sinneth must surely die.
Only the righteous have eternal life. We can
not sin and enjoy the fruits of holiness. No
soul can enter heaven in its sin. The tree of
life is forever guarded by the flaming swords
of the cherubim against those who eat the
fruits of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil. 1t is ever free to those who strive
to know and experience the true joys of life,
seeking to know only the good, and always
stunning the evil. The fruits of the spirit
and of the flesh may be symbolized by the
two trees of Paradise. By the use of some
what similar figure st. Paul teaches the same
lesson: "He that soweth unto his own fes h
shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that
soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap
eternal life" Galatians vi. 81.
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clination, and the subsection of our desires
to the will of COP.

The tate of innocence is lost-the state of
simplicity and ignorance. We are no longer
children. Are we to mourn over it? No.
This condition cannot and must not last.
But, whenever, as stained by many a sin, and
broken by many a sorrow, we pursue our
way, the state of childhood seems enviable to
our eyes, then let us listen to the words of
him who urges us to become children once
more, but also to be perfect, even as COP is
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CAUTION.

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Presidential APPOINTMENT

Washington, Dec. 20-Thepresideni
has sent the following nominations e
tho senate:
Frank @. Hayne, of Illinois, to be sp-
praiser of merchandise in the dis riot ol
Chicago, and the state of Illinois.
Stephen A. DeWoif, OF Montana, to
be associate justice of She supreme court
of Montana.
Edward +. Bingham. of Ohio, to be
chief Justice of the District Of Columbia
Martin M. Montgomery, of Michigan,
to be associate justice Ut the supreme
COURT OF the District of Columbia.
William j. Allen, of Illinois, to be
United States district Judge for the
southern district of Illinois.
Newton w. Mcdonnell, Of Tennessee,
to be chief justice OF the supreme court
OF Montana.
George E. Prichett, to be attorney OF
the United States for the district Of Ne
braska.
Whitaker NJ. Grant, of lowe, to be
attorney OF the United States for the
district of Alaska.
The senate has removed the injunction
OF secrecy from the following nomina-
tions which were confirmed In secret
session on the 18th inst: Charles 8.
Fairchiid, OF New York, to be secretary
OF the treasury; Geo. 8, Rives, OF
New York, to be assistant secretary Of
state; Isaac 81. Maynard, OF New York.
to be assistant secretary OF the treasury;
James w. Hyatt. of Connecticut, TO be
United States treasurer: Bsyless VI.
Hanna. Of Indiana, to be minister to the
Argentine Republic; Alexander 81.
Lawton, OF Georgia, TO be minister to
Austria Hungary.
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Personal,

PERSONAL.
Rev. @. w. Brinstad, of Vermillion, is
IN Yankton.
q. 7. Mccoy, of Aberdeen, dined al
the Merchants to day.
g. e. Garter, Of Canton, Dakota, wa:
in Yankton last night.
G. w. Irwin, of Sioux Falls, is regis.
tered at the Merchants.
Rev. FL. o. Woods, OF Lincoln. Ne
hraska, Baptist missionary for soutt
Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, is in the
city.
Rev. w. B. D. Gray. Of Lake Henry
is expected to reach Yankton to-day fol
o visit with his sons who are attending
Yankton college.
Miss Alice Kingsbury and Miss Abbie
Philips, of Yankton college, went tc
their homes in Sioux Falls this morning
to spend the holidays.
O. P. Harden, of Olivet, T. FL. Null. o.
washington Springs, and f. M. Goody
koontE, OF Chamberlain, three attorneys
who have been in Yankton since yester-
day, boarded q freight train for theil
respective homes this afternoon.
Miss Grace Frost, Miss Louise Dixon
Miss Alice Van Ostrand, Miss Mary
Henry and Miss Esther CLARK, teachers
in the city schools, expect to go t.
Huron tomorrow to attend the annuaI
meeting OF the teachers association oil
south Dakota. Yankton is pleased e
be represented by such 9 delegation o.
educated and charming ladies.
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RICH N RARE.

I H.-E@ef~F
Last Nights Concert by the Chora
Union-A Musical Organization .
High Degree.
Some six weeks or two months ag'
several of the music lovers of Ysnktol
took preliminary steps toward tn
organization Of q musical society bsvin,
for its object the study and rendition o
music of an order higher and more diff
cult than musical societies have hereto
fore attempted to master In this city
The society grew as time went on ant
tu-day it.numbers akpnt thirty advanced
students IN music. who take great in
@terest and whose efforts are directed witt
nntiring zeal toward the achievement
of the society's stated object. The
grade of music thus far attemp.
ted is very high and the
result of frequent and attentive rehears'
ing is that the society is now able to
sing with proper effect any arrangement
OF musical notes.
Last evening the society appeared tor
the first time in public, singing "Farm-
er's Mass in b." with the latin words,
The audience was not as large as il
should have been and had il not been for
the Indictment weather the church would
have been filed. However the people
who were out were very much pleased,
and before the entertainment had closed
a request to have it repeated wal pre-
sented. The music OF Farmers Mars in
b is understandable unless o we'll disci-
plined musical critic chooses to subject
it to his efforts, but as 1t was .Sndered
last evening 1t was grand, to put il
mildly. Seldom has such music been
given in Yankton and il the request to
repeat it is complied with the
audience will be larger. Besides the
mass the society sang two part songs
Fords "Since First I Saw Your Face,''
with instrumental accompaniment, and
"Pinsuti's Spring Song" with piano ac-
compartment alone. The mass was &C.
companied by Mrs. @, 81. Bonn pianist
and DR.. F. A. Brecht organist. Mrs.
BONN and DIR. Brecht played. "The
Mute of Porteci" as an instrumental
duet. Mrs. d. +. Bradley, soprano,
Mrs. E. M. Young, contralto, Rev. @. II.
Bohn, tenor, and W. 8. Scougal formed
the quartette. and rendered the solos.
The following is a list of the members of
the society:
Sopranos-Mrs. d. F. Bradley, Mrs.
l.. B. French, Mrs. Nj. Walker, Mrs. r,
j. Gamble, Miss Jessie Poore, Miss
Matte Smith, Miss Alice VanOstrand
Miss Helen East, Miss Gertie Flanna.
gan and Miss Minnie Todd; c%ontraltos-
Mrs. E. NJ. Young, Mrs. G. W. Kings
bury. Miss. Lolita East, Miss Jessie
Fuller, Miss Alice Poulton and Miss
Esther CLARK enors- Rev. g. 81. Bonn,
H v. Ia:a;sen. ". q Tanner.
N. r. Dundas and g. O. CLARK; bassos
Rev. D. T, Bradley, Prof. J.T. Shaw,
f.. O. Austen. j. P. Wssoner, Frank
O. Smith and W. s. Scougal; accom-
panists-Mrs. O. 81. Bonn and DR.. f. A.
Brecht. This society is open for mem.
bership and any who desires to join can
apply and be examined. The date OF
the next concert is not yet fixed.
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lat to purchase a half interest in o we'll
established foundry and machine chop
doing q good BUSINESS in a rapidly grow
ing and very promising portion OF the
west. The only foundry and machine
shop in town and well equipped with
machine tools and foundry appurten-
anees, Address: JOHN MARTIN.
Yankton, Dakota.
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LOCAL LAgUEICH.
Reputable weather is promised for to

LOCAL LAUOHICs.
Reputable weather is promised for to-
morrow.
Tickets for the G. A. r. ball an Friday
evening are for sale by members OF the
post.
Another p~ostponement OF Manitoba
surveying operations is occasioned by to.
days weather.
The cold waye flag ia down. This is
the most encouraging feature of to-hay's
wlntry experience.
Sioux Falls will find Yankton q lively
market Tor its building stone when che
Manitoba is finished.
This is a Manitoba wave. Next sum-
mer we will have something better with
Manitoba attached to 10.
1t will take Blk weeks Of continuous
work to make the Manitoba survey
from Yankton to Sioux Falls.
1.-THE Turner's will observe Christmas
by having q dance and supper in their
hall on Sunday evening next.
There will be o general meeting OF the
trustees OF Yankton college as Ephriam
Miners residence this evening.
The installation OF the officers OF st.
Johns lodge did not OCCUR last night on
account OF the prevailing storm.
The children's Sunday school service
and Christmas tres for Christ church will
be held at guild hall Saturday evening
at 7 p. n.
An amendment to the choral union
code will probably be adopted prohibit
ing u1hers from chewing peanuts during
concerts.
Yankson appears es o terminal point
on the map Of the Manitoba syatem for
1888. just issued. The maps Of the
Manitoba are models OF accuracy.
The church cushions at Christ ohurth
became wet On the evening Of the FIRE
and are now frozen. Persons owning
them are advised 10 take ihem home to
thAw them out.
Ths passenger train on the North
western laat night was an hosr late, bat
was not delayed by snow. Both roads, the
Milwaukee and Northwestern we're still
open and free freln snow in Dakota, at
noon to-day.
The Yankton agent Of the insurance
company oi North America, In which
company Christ chaEst Yves insured, has
received teieGrsphio orders to begin
repairs OF Vie church forthwith at The
expense OF the company.
Because Of the storm Of the past two
days the opening Of the ~toboggan slide,
which wa for this evening,
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RA1LHoAD Time TABLE.

roAao. MILWAUKEE d ST. PAUL RAILnoAA
The first east bound passenger train leavos q,
$40 q IN. each day. except Sunday. Close con.
nections for Chicago and the east.
The seoond east bound passenger train leavet
at Ais p. m. each day except Sunday. Nc
connections for Chicago and the east.
fne frat passenger train from the cast arri-
eeS at io:Sos m. each day, except Sunday.
The second passenger from the east, arrives
vach day except sunday at 1905 p. m.
Inc accom- mediation train from the west and
north arrives at 90 q. M. and departs at Q :06
a N for the east each day excepting sundays.
The regular passenger Grain from the west
arrives each day except Sunday at 4:l5: The
sxoePs Sunday n lo;so p. m. No baggage trans
ssrted en- accommodation trains.
CHICAGO 3 NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD,
Passenger trains leave for tho east and north
aa ly, exoPt Sunday, 1T Gao u. N. and 4 q. IN,
and arrive from the east and north at 9:50 p. m.
Accommodation TRAINS leave for the east AID
north daily, except sunday, vt q. M, snd
srrive from the east at 1:s0, p. M.
S:s5 .. M, and arrive from the east at 9Is .. m.
All freight trains carry passengers.
vsnktsn Pestofase Hours and Regulations.
The delivery Windows are opened eack day
Rundayn ezoeptedl. ~ $50 .. N.
The money order, postal note and registry de-
partment opena At q. m and closes at 4:e0 p.
m.
On Sundays the delivery wtndowa are Kept
open from 9:Ab 70 1Os4b .. m. The lobby of the
offic is open all day Snndaya for the accom-
mediation OF persons renting lock boxes.
Malta going east Viz O., N. 4 st. p. B. B..
sloae at . p. M, and a:4sp N, Sundays excepted.
Mails going west and north vie the Chicago,
Milwaukee e st. Paul railroad CLOSE at 10 q.
"a, Sundays excepted.
Mails going east and north by Chicago d
Northwestern railroad close at Q p. m.
Eastern mails via Chicago q st Paul railroad
81 rives at 1905 p m. and 10:s0 q. M.
Eastern mail via Chicago 4 Northwestern
railroad arrives at 10 p m and departs at Q
Am.
stage malls close at Q O'Clock p. M. sxceut
the Niobrara.
L. D. PALMER. p M.
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WHIST could be better for q Christmas
present than 3 pair of neat fitting and
we'll made shoes. Balmat has the best
assortment.